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My mom upset me

My mom upset me when she said that a woman should not be able to call out rape on her husband. i told her if you say no it means no! and i don't think any man should be able to force themselves on any woman. Am i wrong?

It used to be there was no rape if you were married. When you were married you give consent to sex. I think you can be raped while married but I don't agree rape is rape. Stranger rape is a very different situation.

I kind of agree with Gailll but not totally. My question is kind of why are you saying no to the extent that the man rapes you? Violent rape should always be a crime, but if you just say no and he pressures you then as your husband no he should not get in trouble for that. I have never...in ten years said no to my husband, but then again he doesn't ask often :) I have never been in this situation so my opinion could easily be changed.

Getting married was the consent for sex anytime in the past according to the law not dating, but marriage. Now that being said I do not agree with that and neither does the law anymore. Married or not a woman has the right to refuse sex and can file rape charges against her husband. Proving it in court is another story though. But not all rape is the same in the way it makes the woman feel. Stranger rape definitely makes the woman feel differently then acquaintance rape. The act is still the same, but the repercussions are different for the woman.